On Mon, 31 Dec 2001 13:04:22 GMT, antimatter@ev1.net (Joe S.) wrote:

>I want to buy a 3 chip camera. I hear many great things about the
>TRV900, and its cheep right now. But I read the audio has allot of
>hum and hiss. This is unexcepable if true.
>
>I like the vx2000 as the alternative, but its twice the price. I'd
>like to spend the savings on more accessories.
>
>Has anyone experiences lame audio with this camera?

As with most consumer-level gear, it is not perfect, and has
its quirks (particularly when connected with external gear),
but as-is, with the built-in mic, audio performance is good,
if not outstanding... The popular Sennheiser MKE-300 mono
short-shotgun mic can pick up mechanical vibration that
sounds like hum, but the Sony 908c vari-angle stereo
mic works well with the 900. Mics that are not physically
attached to it also generally work well with the 900...